PSA: Aguila 'Super Extra Hollow Point' .22 Rim Fire

I had to try these. (kjohn said I should) :)
Did a 5 shot at 50 yards with 5 brands. Aguila 0.49". CCI Subsonic HP 0.68. the other 3 were 0.95 to 1.9"
Small sample size, I know. But I had to go; there were gophers to shoot.
Terminal performance was impressive.
CZ457 Varmint
 
My brother and I are fortunate enough to live in South Sask and have some honey holes that let us shoot (using counter clickers to verify) upwards of 1,000 gophers a day between the two of us. Vast majority are with 22lr rimfires and that aguila ammo is probably the best bang for the buck for accuracy and performance. The only down side is that in those bulk 500 round boxes and in high-volume shooting, the waxy coating really likes to gum up chambers. To the point a guy needs to clean his rifle(s) multiple times in a day. The same ammo in the 50 round boxes seems to run a little cleaner. But I can't complain, it really shoots well!
 
That's some pretty nice results for cheap ammo. The only Aguila I've tried so far was their rifle match competition, and it was noticeably worse than cci sv in my Savage, so I'm happy to have only bought a few boxes... gonna have to try the stuff you're shooting if I see it in stock locally, looks promising.

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This stuff shot awesome groups in my Savage MKII BTVS, CZ 452, 455, 457, and pretty much everything else I've shot it in. Wish I would have bought 10k when it was selling for $5/box.
 
On a related note, i've been shooting the aguila "super colibri" 20 grain 22lr. I really like it. So ridiculously quiet, you barely hear more than the click of the rifle. It glides gently through the air and just kisses the target.
It's handy for me because I have a grumpy neighbour not that far, but with this stuff I can enjoy some target practice without bothering anyone. Also, it's so unintimidating, my wife finally tried shooting for the first time.
Anyway, just thought i'd add that.



I don't want to rain on your parade but I have heard in the past that your only supposed to shoot that 20 grain stuff out of a pistol . so I heard. due to the fact it might not make it out of the rifle . it only uses a primer to propel the bullet from what I have understood . CCI CB's are okay out of a rifle and very quiet but be careful . 710 FPS. much more juice than what your using .
 
I had good luck with CCI Blazer in my CZ rifles. If one is lucky to find a budget brand that works well, stock up. Rimfire rifles are finicky.
 
I just did a quick search and the only thing that came up in Canada was FOC and they had 250 round boxes for anyone looking for a smaller amount, around $27 or so.... I also see that Cabela's has bulk federal blue box for around $70 plus tax..... I know it's been a while but those boxes will forever be stamped $14.99 in my mind!


Edit just checked CSC and it looks like they are out of 500 round boxes but still have 50's available.
 
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Scooped another 4000 rounds of the Aguila HP stuff today. Also picked up a 457 American 22wmr with a 20” barrel. I bought one with a 26” barrel last summer and didn’t realize my other two have 20”. Prairie Gun Traders brought it to the Moose Jaw show. When I got home I swapped stocks, as the original one was much nicer and a closer match for the other two, a .22lr and a 17hmr.

All is under control now.
 
Well, I finally had a range day today, and grabbed my 10/22 to try this ammo. I was only able to print 1" groups at 50, so it will be retired to "kids shoot" for practice. It was worth a try.
 
I don't want to rain on your parade but I have heard in the past that your only supposed to shoot that 20 grain stuff out of a pistol . so I heard. due to the fact it might not make it out of the rifle . it only uses a primer to propel the bullet from what I have understood . CCI CB's are okay out of a rifle and very quiet but be careful . 710 FPS. much more juice than what your using .

I'd never heard that. The shop that sold it to me said it would work fine in my henry rifle.

Looking at the manufacturer's page, it does say that it is designed for "bolt action or revolver" .
https://www.aguilaammo.com/products/22-super-colibri-long-rifle-subsonic-lead-bullet

I assume the "bolt action" part primarily has rifles in mind, no?

I kept googleing, and I also found this review page

https://www.ssusa.org/content/aguila-s-hummingbird-is-quiet-accurate-and-fun/

They pointed out two things.

First, that the statement about "designed for bolt action or revolver" was really intended just to say "not for semi auto" because there's no off gasses to cycle the rounds.

Second, they point out that the new "super colibri" 20gr rounds have twice the velocity of the old "colibri" 20gr rounds. Guess that's why they are "super" .

I wonder if the advice you heard - about not using it in rifles - was maybe for the old regular "colibri" ? With only half the velocity, not making it out of the barrel would be a lot more possible.

As for the super colibri, I couldn't find anyone else saying not to use it in rifles. I've put about 300 rounds of it through my henry, and not had any trouble at all.
 
Funny that I just ordered a box to try, and then I see this post. Great promise for sure.

I have been looking for another good HP, since using the I think it was winchester 800 packs. Actually shot quite well for grouse in the 10/22. Hopefully this stuff prints decent, and I'll stock up.

I have had to resort to eley Action for the last few years, and I'm running low on it, and it is no longer in stock anywhere.

You use hollow points for grouse?? I’ve been shooting Ruffed Grouse and Prairie Chicken for over 60 years and have never used HP.
 
You use hollow points for grouse?? I’ve been shooting Ruffed Grouse and Prairie Chicken for over 60 years and have never used HP.

Yep, but still strictly head shots. I find the hollow point is 100% all the time a dead bird with a hit. I've had some days were the head was half blown off with solids and the bird flies away. You can see the carnage as the bird flies by, and can't do much about it. Never had that before with using HP.

Tried to group the cci segmented and they shot even worse. Have tried about 8 different types, and have not found anything compatible that shoots 1/2 decent since using the older black winchester 800 bulk packs a few years back. Had I known they were going to discontinue them I would have stocked up.
 
Magdump.ca has this on sale again, $55/500:

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For shooters in general, no brand of .22LR ammo all shoots the same. No variety of a brand, Aguila Super Extra or Aguila Match, for example, all shoots the same. The Super Extra bought today may shoot decently but what's bought next time may be quite different.

Agree 100%. I find unless it is something like SK, the consistency between lots can vary, sometimes wildly. Even this afternoon, I was shooting my 457 with CCI Blazer. I had a bulk box of 500 which I have been slowly going through, though I also had some loose 50-count smaller boxes from a brick. Both the bulk box and the boxes from the brick are the same stuff, 40gr round nose. The lot numbers are obviously different.

All things being equal, I shot the bulk box first seeing as how I have been slowly depleting it over time. Out of curiosity I loaded up some magazines with the stuff from the smaller boxes from the brick. To my surprise even though it was apparently the same stuff, the bulk box was much more accurate. Same gun, same optic, same setup at the bench, same magazines, same weather conditions, same 1.5 hour window. Just in case I thought it was maybe me, I went back to the bulk box and shot at a different spot on my target and it grouped just like it did on the initial 10 shots with the bulk stuff.

Back to Aguila Super Hollow Points 38 grain. I shot a bunch of it last Fall and was impressed (was surprised as hollow points don't seem to feed great in my 457, but then again I was using Remington Golden Bullets previously). I had bought a box of the Aguila Super Hollow Points at G4C on a lark when it was on sale a while back, and I was not expecting a whole lot but it performed better than I expected. And it was better than the Aguila Standard Velocity, Aguila Copper Plated Solid Point and even better than the Aguila Match that I had previously tried and for my 457, the results were meh, though some of them ran better through my el cheapo Savage Mark II. Go figure.

Unless it's the same stuff from the same lot, results may vary.
 
Agree 100%. I find unless it is something like SK, the consistency between lots can vary, sometimes wildly.

Every variety of ammo can have lot-to-lot inconsistency. SK is no different. It can have a great deal of variation from one lot to another. In fact, entry level ammos like SK can often have a great deal of variation within a lot.

Below is an example. Same lot, same rifle, same conditions.

 
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